Published: Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 1:58 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 12:21 a.m.

PORT ORANGE — Ronni Williams had a triple-double with 31 points, 14 rebounds and a season-high 10 steals to lead Atlantic over Pike County Central (Pikeville, Ky.) 56-38 on Thursday in the first round of the Sunshine Classic girls basketball tournament.

<p></b>PORT ORANGE —</b> Ronni Williams had a triple-double with 31 points, 14 rebounds and a season-high 10 steals to lead Atlantic over Pike County Central (Pikeville, Ky.) 56-38 on Thursday in the first round of the Sunshine Classic girls basketball tournament.<ep></p><p>And she did all that while battling the flu.<ep></p><p>“We came back from South Carolina (tournament) and we're tired and I have the flu, but we pulled it out,” she said.<ep></p><p>Williams helped the Sharks (9-4) take control early, scoring 20 of her points in the first half en route to 35-17 lead at the intermission. The Hawks never got close than 12 the rest of the way.<ep></p><p>Williams, headed for the University of Florida, hit 13 of 17 shots from the floor and had 10 offensive rebounds.<ep></p><p>Destiny Woodard added 12 for the Sharks, who will face Archbishop Prendergast (Drexel Hill, Pa.) in the semifinals at 4 p.m. Friday at Atlantic High School.<ep></p><p>The Hawks (7-4) were led by Cassidy Campbell's 19 points, but the Hawks took just eight shots from the field in the first half and 20 for the game and had 33 turnovers.<ep></p><p>In the boys bracket, the Sharks fell behind 33-21 in the first half and were unable to battle back, dropping a 71-56 decision to Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.) in the first round.<ep></p><p>The Sharks (5-6) committed 20 first-half turnovers, then watched the Falcons (8-5) open the second half with a 9-1 run to take a 42-22 lead with 6:23 left in the third quarter.<ep></p><p>“We had opportunities, but we had a lack of discipline and we lost our composure and we let it get away,” Atlantic coach Kyle Lefebvre said.<ep></p><p>The Sharks battled back in the second half, pulling within 10, 52-42, on two Jonathan Cochran free throws.</p><p>It would be as close as the Sharks would get, however, as the Falcons opened the fourth quarter with a 12-2 run to put the game out of reach.<ep></p><p>Justin Vallejo, who picked up three first-quarter fouls and had limited floor time in the first half, finished with 15 points for the Sharks. Daqwon Rahming added 11 points and Cochran 10.<ep></p><p>Ty Hudson led the Falcons with 21 points and Chris Nelson added 15.<ep></p><p>The Sharks return to action against Sunland Baptist, a 65-54 loser to Clay County (Manchester, Ky.) at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Warner Christian.<ep></p><p> <b>BOYS BRACKET</b></p><p><b>PEBBLEBROOK 71, ATLANTIC 56</b></p><p><b>PEBBLEBROOK (8-5):</b> Hudson 21, A. Ross 5, Mitchell 9, Pierce 1, Murph 4, Carter 2, Nelson 15, Young 2, Hanson 2, R. Ross 8, Anderson 2. Totals 24-51 20-31 71.<ep></p><p><b>ATLANTIC (5-6):</b> Cochran 10, Bell 4, Rhett 3, O'Brien 4, Vallejo 15, Rahming 11, Shepherd 2, Whipper 3, Minefield 4. Totals 18-49 18-24 56.<ep></p><p><TABLE WIDTH=100% CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=6 BORDER=0><tr></p><p><td width="315"></p><p><tr><td>Pebblebrook</td><td>18 15 19 19—71</td><tr></p><p><tr><td>Atlantic</td><td>13 8 21 14—56 </td><tr> </p><p></table></p><p>3-point goals—Pebblebrook 3-13 (Mitchell, Hudson, Nelson), Atlantic 2-10 (O'Brien, Rahming). Total fouls—Pebblebrook 21, Atlantic 19. Rebounds—Pebblebrook 32 (Mitchell 8), Atlantic 33 (Vallejo 7). Foul outs—Young (P). Technical fouls—Vallejo (A).<ep></p><p><b>GIRLS BRACKET</b></p><p><b>ATLANTIC 56, PIKE COUNTY 38</b></p><p><b>PIKE COUNTY (7-4):</b> Campbell 19, Blackburn 12, Coleman 2, Prater 3, A. Hamilton 2. Totals 10-20 18-28 38.<ep></p><p><b>ATLANTIC (9-4):</b> Williams 31, Woodard 12, Jenkins 4, Gillard 2, Howard 7. Totals 24-57 8-14 56.<ep></p><p><TABLE WIDTH=100% CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=6 BORDER=0><tr></p><p><td width="315"></p><p><tr><td>Pike County</td><td>10 7 12 9—38</td><tr></p><p><tr><td>Atlantic</td><td>18 17 8 13—56 </td><tr> </p><p></table></p><p>3-point goals—Pike County 0-0, Atlantic 0-8. Total fouls—Pike County 12, Atlantic 18. Rebounds—Pike County 20 (Blackburn 7), Atlantic 26 (Williams 14). Foul outs—None. Technical fouls—Pike County coach.<ep></p>